Slow parallel data transfer

[Harvey]

I am using an HP Laserjet IIIP fed by a parallel port from a 1GHz Dell 4100
running Windows ME. The data transfer rate seems to be only about 5kb per
second using SPP or ECP. I am judging that from the print window that can
be brought up while the jobs are transferring. Very often the printer
stops printing, apparently waiting for data or processing. Is there
anything that can be done to speed up printing under this configuration? I
don't want to replace the printer as it has been reliable. Compared to the
USB Deskjet, it is a snail.

 

[Yianni]

May the parallel port isn't slow, the printer is slow, so if its internal
memory if full the parallel stops sending data.

Very often the printer stops printing, apparently
waiting for data or processing.

Or, the printer is processing the printing data. Does the printer stop when
you print text?


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[Mrjefferson99]

I am using an HP Laserjet IIIP fed by a parallel port from a 1GHz Dell 4100

running Windows ME. The data transfer rate seems to be only about 5kb per
second using SPP or ECP. I am judging that from the print window that can
be brought up while the jobs are transferring. Very often the printer
stops printing, apparently waiting for data or processing. Is there
anything that can be done to speed up printing under this configuration? I
don't want to replace the printer as it has been reliable. Compared to the
USB Deskjet, it is a snail.

Don't forget that the laser has to compose the entire page before it can start
printing while the inkjet composes "line by line" and therefor gets underway
quicker.

 

[Bennett Price]

kb kilobits or kB kiloBytes ? A byte is 8 to 10 bits. (Strictly
speaking a byte is 8 bits but there's a good deal of overhead.)

How long does it take to print a page of ASCII text? Can it do 4 ppm?

 

[Harvey]

Don't forget that the laser has to compose the entire page before it can start
printing while the inkjet composes "line by line" and therefor gets underway
quicker.

Right. I think it is the printer itself because when I used the
parallel port to transfer data between computers, it went very
quickly. So I will live with it. The printer was not really designed
to print web pages, as they are ofter 500 to 1000kb.